Securing Your Heart

What is social Media?

To distinguish between social media apps and strictly communication platforms, you could use the following categories:

1. Communication Platforms

- Focuses on direct, private, or small-group communication.

- Examples: WhatsApp, Zoom, Signal, Microsoft Teams.

2. Social Media Platforms

- Centers on public sharing, community engagement, and broadcasting content to larger audiences.

- Examples: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter).

### Alternative Naming Ideas:

- **Messaging Apps vs. Social Media**

- **Direct Communication Tools vs. Social Networking Platforms**

- **Private Communication Apps vs. Public Sharing Platforms**

- **Utility Communication Apps vs. Social Ecosystem Apps**

Here is a ranking of the most popular social media platforms by number of users in 2024:

1. **Facebook**: 3.07 billion users

2. **YouTube**: 2.5 billion users

3. **Instagram**: 2 billion users

4. **WhatsApp**: 2 billion users

5. **TikTok**: 1.69 billion users

6. **WeChat**: 1.37 billion users

7. **Telegram**: 950 million users

8. **Facebook Messenger**: 937 million users

9. **Snapchat**: 850 million users

10. **Douyin** (China-specific version of TikTok): 755 million users

Other notable platforms include **Twitter (X)** with 586 million users, **Pinterest** at 518 million, and **LinkedIn**, which typically reports active user counts in the 300-400 million range but is more focused on professional networking.

These numbers reflect monthly active users and help show the scale and reach of these platforms globally.

64% of Americans say social media have a mostly negative effect on the way things are going in the U.S. today

Practical application

how do we overcome this?

we think we are the exception

we will not be the same person in 10 years from now - what are we gravitating toward

For Women

who is impacting you? who are you learning from? what direction is your life headed in?

coveting

time wasting

comparing

discontentment

For Men

For Teens

these are all things your teens are going through, they already struggle in this stage of life.

You think you know

what it does

coveting

lust

discontentment

lower standards/expectations

you cannot enjoy the worlds entertainment and not have it affect you

accountability

standards

check your heart and gravitating desires